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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Kenya	Burkina Faso	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	30,192	11,075	387
Dec 31, 2000	31,025	11,405	390
Dec 31, 2001	31,919	11,828	393
Dec 31, 2002	32,865	12,380	396
Dec 31, 2003	33,846	12,829	398
Dec 31, 2004	34,880	13,178	401
Dec 31, 2005	35,961	13,540	404
Dec 31, 2006	37,093	13,917	405
Dec 31, 2007	38,248	14,309	406
Dec 31, 2008	39,441	14,722	409
Dec 31, 2009	40,668	15,152	412
Dec 31, 2010	41,900	15,600	414
Dec 31, 2011	43,198	16,064	416
Dec 31, 2012	44,470	16,563	420
Dec 31, 2013	45,639	17,072	426
Dec 31, 2014	46,808	17,575	435
Dec 31, 2015	47,983	18,094	445
Dec 31, 2016	49,095	18,621	455
Dec 31, 2017	50,201	19,157	468
Dec 31, 2018	51,357	19,698	485
Dec 31, 2019	52,522	20,242	504
Dec 31, 2020	53,691	20,788	516
Dec 31, 2021	54,867	21,336	518
Dec 31, 2022	55,924	21,889	530

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Kenya

1904-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Burkina Faso, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.